jouet

\ʒwɛ\

/\ʒwɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“jouet” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #9,183 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#9,183
frequency rank, French
5
letters
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Objet qui sert à amuser les enfants.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

jouet vs jour
60% similar
jouet vs just
60% similar
jouet vs joug
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for jouet
PropertyValue
Headwordjouet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒwɛ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,183
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jouet” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). jouet lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for jouet is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʒwɛ\. Corpus data places it at rank #9,183 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for jouet, with forms such as "jjouet", "joeut", and "jouett". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "jour", "just", "joug", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is jouet, spelled J-O-U-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Objet qui sert à amuser les enfants.
  2. 2
    Objet à fonction érotique destiné à provoquer le plaisir.
  3. 3
    Objet qui sert à amuser les animaux domestiques.
  4. 4
    De manière plus général, objet que l’on manipule sans règle imposée, pour le seul plaisir, par opposition à un jeu qui fait lui intervenir des règles.
  5. 5
    Celui, celle dont on se joue ou une chose dont on s’amuse ou dont on semble s’amuser.
  6. 6
    Plaque en métal que l’on fixe sur les côtés du sep de drisse de manière à éviter les frottements dues au poulies.
  7. 7
    Petite chaîne que l’on accroche à la brisure du canon qui forme l’embouchure dans le mors d’un cheval.

Synonyms

joujoujoujou

This word in other languages

toy(English)juguete(Español)Spielzeug(Deutsch)brinquedo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: jjouet,joeut,jouett,juoet,ojuet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jouet - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

jjouet1joeut2jouett1juoet2ojuet2
Edit distance from "jouet"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jouet"?
"jouet" is spelled J-O-U-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒwɛ\.
What does "jouet" mean?
As a noun, "jouet" means: Objet qui sert à amuser les enfants.
What words are commonly confused with "jouet"?
"jouet" is commonly confused with "jour", "just", "joug". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jouet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jouet" is \ʒwɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jouet" come from?
"jouet" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “jouet”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is J-O-U-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʒwɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “jour” - see the side-by-side comparison. jouet vs jour
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list